HALBERT, Jennie F.
Of Portage Passed away Monday September 2, 2013. Jennie was born February 25, 1942 in Muldrow, OK the daughter of Herman and Naomi Laudenslager and lived in the Comstock and Portage area most of her life. She worked for the Upjohn and Pharmacia Company for 32 years before retiring in 1997. On April 1, 1983 she was united in marriage to her loving husband of 30 years, Larry E. Halbert, who survives. Jennie enjoyed her daughters and two granddaughters so very much. She also enjoyed working in her flower garden, wii bowling, bowling in the mixed couples league, and watching the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Detroit Red Wings. Surviving, God gave her the most precious, beautiful, loving and caring daughters a mother could ever ask for, Jodi L. Pio and Traci L. Bruner Mike Kuis. They gave her the most beautiful and loving granddaughters, Alicia M. Pio and Andrea Bruner, all of Portage. Also surviving is a sister, Trudy Laudenslager Richard Nardone; brother-in-laws, Garry Roberta Halbert of Portage, Gene Joyce Halbert of Rockford; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may meet the family Friday evening from 6-8pm at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Portage Chapel, 411 E. Centre. Private family interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Kenneth Baker officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Arthritis Foundation, American Diabetes Association, or the American Heart Association of Michigan.